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Way ForwardThe root of ongoing violence is merely not the confinement of the former PremierBegum Khaleda Zia and the banned protest.To analyze the recent turmoil in Bangladesh, one should go to the third week ofNovember, 2013. When the then Premier Sheikh Hasina decided to form a poll timegovernment to oversee the January 5 poll, one of the prominent Bangladesh daily intheir November 18 edition wrote, “BNP left with agitation only”. 128 BNP, who decided toboycott the January 5 election, was left with no options but to take the streets and resistthe election that day.But after the election took place on January 5, which was termed as a farce by TheEconomist, the opposition men apparently went to ground. The largest oppositionalliance refrained itself from further agitation and plead for a fresh election as soon aspossible.Opposition alliance decision of not to disturb the government was largely appreciatedand it was expected that a fresh midterm election may took place within a year as theAwami League publicly termed the last election a constitutional requirement. 129But the situation worsened in 2014, especially for the opposition men amid their pullingout of themselves from violent protests. From December 25 to January 27, in almost onemonth, 65 opposition activists were either killed or disappeared. At the year end,according to Ain O Salish Kendra, 128 crossfires took place in Bangladesh which is 80%higher than the last year. Along with a total of 88 incidents of disappearances and 147deaths due to 664 incidents of political violence, more than 200 opposition activists losttheir life in 2014.Apart from the incidents of last year, on the anniversary of the January 5 election fourwere killed across the country. Another two died on the second day of the blockade inNoakhali. All of them were opposition activists who tried to rally in their area and weregunned down either by law enforcers or by the ruling party men. The government heldno one responsible for these killings and totally overlooked the deaths.The frequent rights abuses and the tendencies to ignore them by the government inBangladesh played its role and paved the way for violence. The only way to stop thisviolence is to ensure a midterm as early as possible under a neutral caretakergovernment system.27 | P age
Referrences1 Marie Harf, Deputy DepartmentSpokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson |www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/01/219331.htm2 Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralKamalesh Sharma |thecommonwealth.org/media/news/commonwealth-comments-elections-urges-dialoguebangladesh3 Polarization, Poor Turnout MarParliamentary Elections in Bangladesh |www.un.org/press/en/2014/sgsm15572.doc.htm4 No chance for dialogue with BNP, saysNasim | newagebd.net/20599/no-chance-fordialogue-with-bnp-says-nasim/5 Report: 128 crossfires, 88 disappearances in2014 |www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/dec/31/report-128-crossfire-88-disappeared-20146 Report: 128 crossfires, 88 disappearances in2014 |www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/dec/31/report-128-crossfire-88-disappeared-20147 Report: 128 crossfires, 88 disappearances in2014 |www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/dec/31/report-128-crossfire-88-disappeared-20148 Khaleda puts seven-point plan before govtfor an early election |bdnews24.com/politics/2014/12/31/khaledaputs-seven-point-plan-before-govt-for-anearly-election9 AL leaders lambast Khaleda over ‘dialogue’proposal |www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242931:alleaders-lambast-khaleda-over-dialogueproposal10 Top BNP, Jamaat leaders under watch |http://thedailynewnation.com/news/40193/top-bnp-jamaat-leaders-under-watch.html/11 4 killed as violence grips country |newagebd.net/83574/4-killed-as-violencegrips-country12 4 Shot Dead in Bangladesh on ElectionAnniversary |www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/05/world/asia/ap-as-bangladesh-politics.html?_r=013 4 killed as violence grips country |newagebd.net/83574/4-killed-as-violencegrips-country14 4 Shot Dead in Bangladesh on ElectionAnniversary |www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/05/world/asia/ap-as-bangladesh-politics.html?_r=015 4 killed as violence grips country |newagebd.net/83574/4-killed-as-violencegrips-country16 4 killed as violence erupts in districts |www.thedailystar.net/4-killed-as-violenceerupts-in-districts-5852017 4 killed as violence erupts in districts |www.thedailystar.net/4-killed-as-violenceerupts-in-districts-5852018 2 killed in Noakhali police-BNP-Jamaatclash |http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2015/jan/07/2-killed-30-injured-noakhali-clash19 2 killed in Noakhali police-BNP-Jamaatclash |http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2015/jan/07/2-killed-30-injured-noakhali-clash20 Shibir activist crushed under truck |http://unb.com.bd/picketer-killing-121 2 JCD men killed |http://newagebd.net/87077/2-jcd-men-killed-450-arrested-as-joint-drives-launched22 2 JCD men killed |http://newagebd.net/87077/2-jcd-men-killed-450-arrested-as-joint-drives-launched23 Chuadanga BNP leader killed in bombattack |28 | P age
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